2011 (Senior): Earned First Team All-Conference USA accolades...named Second Team All-State by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association...ranked 18th nationally in saves (14)...collected wins against Sam Houston State (2/19), Northwestern State (3/1) and New Orleans (3/20)...posted saves versus Sam Houston State (2/20), twice versus George Washington (2/25 & 2/26), Northwestern State (3/2), two at Ole Miss (3/5 & 3/6), versus Wichita State (3/11), Southeastern Louisiana (3/15), New Orleans (3/19), Utah (4/22), twice against UAB (4/29 & 4/30) and two at Marshall (5/13 & 5/15)...closed out 18 of Tulane's 31 wins on the mound...led the team in saves (14) and games finished (20)...ranked second on the team in appearances (27)...20 of his 27 appearances were scoreless...24 of his appearances lasted one inning or longer...posted nine appearances of two innings or longer...collected the win against Sam Houston State (2/19) with three innings of scoreless work...collected a save versus Sam Houston State (2/20) with a scoreless ninth...posted saves in back-to-back appearance against George Washington (2/25 & 2/27) with one scoreless inning in each contest...tossed a perfect ninth to post a save versus Northwestern State (3/2)...struck out one in two innings of work at Ole Miss to collect the save (3/5)...saved the series finale at Ole Miss with a scoreless ninth (3/6)...allowed three runs, but eventually closed out the save against Wichita State (3/11)...preserved a win against Southeastern Louisiana (3/15) and New Orleans (3/19) to collect saves in back-to-back appearances...struck out two with a scoreless inning against New Orleans (3/20)...tossed a scoreless frame versus Nicholls State (3/22)...struck out two in a scoreless frame against Houston (4/3)...missed eight games due to injury from April 6-April 21...stuck out one in a scoreless ninth to post a save against Utah (4/22)...posted back-to-back one inning saves versus UAB (4/29 & 4/30)...tossed three scoreless innings against Memphis (5/6) with a pair of K's...allowed two hits in two innings of work to collect a save at Marshall (5/13)...threw a perfect ninth to post a save at Marshall (5/15) in the series finale...allowed one run in four and two-thirds innings of relief work against East Carolina (5/21) with two strikeouts...threw four and one-thirds innings at the Conference USA Tournament against East Carolina (5/26) with two strikeouts and two runs allowed.

2010 (Junior): Earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors...Appeared 28 games, all out of the bullpen...20 of his 28 appearances were scoreless...16 of 28 appearances lasted longer than one inning...closed out 22 of the 32 total victories for Tulane...factored into 14 decisions (win or save) during the season...struck out a batter in 21 outings...allowed ten of 27 inherited runners to score...led the team in saves (8), appearances (28) and games finished (25)...owned the lowest ERA out of the bullpen (2.28)...ranked second on the team in wins (6)...owned a 6-0 record in 43.1 innings of work with a 2.28 ERA...struck out 42 batters to 21 walks...held opposing hitters to a .190 batting average...tied for the lead in Conference USA in games finished...ranked among the Conference USA leaders in appearances (T-4th), saves (T-4th) and wins (T-8th)... was among the NCAA National Top-100 in saves (62nd)...collected wins over Lipscomb (2/28), Towson (3/12), Kansas (3/17), Marshall (3/2), Rice (4/9) and UCF (5/21), all at home...posted saves versus Towson (3/13), Kansas (3/16), St. Mary's (3/19 & 3/20), Louisiana-Lafayette (4/27), Louisiana-Monroe (5/4), at Houston (5/9) and at UAB (5/15)...posted a string of six scoreless outing from 3/12 through 3/20 and a string of five scoreless outings from 4/6 - 4/20...ended the season with four straight decision (one win and three saves)...tossed a perfect inning against New Orleans (2/24)...allowed a hit and fanned one batter in an inning versus Lipscomb (2/28)...threw a pair of scoreless innings with two strikeouts in the series opener versus Towson (3/12) to collect the win...tossed 1.2 innings scoreless in the first game of a double-header with Towson (3/13), striking out two in a save...tossed two scoreless inning in the series opener with Kansas (3/16) to preserve a 1-0 victory and collect a save...threw a perfect 1.1 innings to collect the win versus Kansas (3/17) and St. Mary's (3/19) in back-to-back appearances...threw a clean ninth inning to collect a save versus St. Mary's (3/20) in the second game of the series...struck out a pair and allowed just a single to collect the victory versus Marshall (3/26) in the series opener...struck out one in a perfect ninth inning to collect the save against Marshall (3/28) in the series finale...tossed two innings and allowed two runs - one earned - with a pair of strikeouts in the series finale at East Carolina (4/3)...stuck out two in a scoreless ninth against Nicholls State (4/6)...nabbed the win with a scoreless ninth inning versus Rice (4/9)...tossed two scoreless inning over a pair of appearances against UNLV (4/16 & 4/18) with five K's - four coming in the later appearance (1.1 IP)...threw a scoreless ninth with one strikeout to collect a save versus Louisiana-Lafayette (4/27)...recorded four outs to collect a save against Louisiana-Monroe (5/4)...allowed one earned run and struck out five in 2.2 innings to collect a save at Houston (5/9)...threw 2.2 scoreless inning with four strikeouts and three singles allowed at UAB (5/15) to post a save...allowed six runs - two earned - to collect a victory over UCF (5/21) with four strikeouts.

2009 (Sophomore): Recorded nine saves in 22 bullpen appearances as Tulane's closer, posting a 3.26 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched and a 2-5 record...third in Conference USA in saves (nine) and sixth in games finished with 17...allowed just one hit in 2.1 innings of work for a save against Wright State (Feb. 28)...struck out a season-best six batters in a three-inning save against USC (March 8)...turned in a three-inning, four strikeout performance for a save against UC Irvine (March 14)...recorded the final four outs of Tulane's win over No. 2 LSU (April 1) for his fourth save of the season, striking out two...pitched 2.1 innings without allowing a baserunner for a save against Memphis (April 24)...recorded three shutout innings with one hit allowed and four strikeouts against Marshall (May 16)...closed out Tulane's C-USA tournament win over UCF with 2.1 innings pitched and three strikeouts with just one hit allowed for his ninth save of the season...named the 16th best pro prospect after his performance with the Team USA College National Team...tossed 14.2 innings out of the bullpen without allowing an earned run...allowed just two hits and seven baserunners while holding opponents to a .045 batting average

2008 (Freshman): Appeared in 23 games out of the bullpen as a true freshman...earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors after posting 4-1 record, a 3.60 ERA and a .271 opponent batting average in 35.0 innings of work...earned victories against Southeastern Louisiana (0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER on Feb. 26), Northwestern State (2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K on March 11), at East Carolina (3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 K on May 10), and against Florida in game one of the NCAA Regionals (2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K on May 30)...held opponents without a hit seven times and without an earned run on 17 occasions...posted eight multiple-strikeout performances, including a career-high four punches in a season-long 5.1 innings against UC Irvine...added three strikeouts in a scoreless inning at Memphis (April 25) and two Ks vs. TCU, at Nicholls State, at East Carolina and vs. Rice...played a vital role in 14 of Tulane's 36 wins in 2008.

About Nick Pepitone

Prep: Three-year letterman at Katy High for coach Tom McPherson...helped lead the Tigers to a combined 77-7 record his final two prep seasons, including a 39-2 mark as a junior when Katy advanced to the Texas 5A State Championship Game...named to All-District 18-5A Team as a junior and senior and claimed first-team all-state honors as a senior... posted a 6-0 record with a 0.32 ERA as a senior...off the diamond, was a member of Young Republicans and was an honors graduate.

Personal: Born Nicholas Joseph Pepitone on Jan. 19, 1989 in Houston, Texas...son of Jody and Lisa Pepitone...has one brother, Ryan Mader, who played baseball at Southwestern University...cousin, Joe Pepitone, played 12 years in the Major Leagues with the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves...proposed major is business.

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